Manu Molle: the history of French mountain biking in photos
Chapters (28)
- Teaser
- Introducing Manu Molle
- A word about our sponsor: buycycle
- Photography
- What makes a good photo?
- Artist or photographer
- How he became a photographer
- How he got into mountain biking
- The four-rider speed record on snow
- The Colorado Provençal
- Christian Taillefer on the Girose glacier
- Christian Taillefer and the frozen river
- Fabrice Taillefer
- Freeride
- Fabrice Taillefer going vertical in the ochres
- The Opedette gorges
- Fabien Barel and the helicopter
- Luc Alphand
- Nicolas Vouilloz
- Anne-Caroline Chausson
- Marker 13
- Marc Vinco
- Christophe “Momo” Morera
- Manu’s profession
- Photography and AI
- Advice for photographers
- A next guest?
- Outro
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Episode in French.
Emmanuel Molle is a professional photographer.
If his name rings a bell, you lived through the golden age of print magazines in the 90s and 2000s.
It was during this period that Manu, also known as Manu Arc-En-Ciel, created some of the most legendary images of French mountain biking and immortalised the exploits of sporting legends such as the Taillefer brothers, Christophe Morera, Fabien Barel, Sam Péridy, Anne-Caroline Chausson, Marc Vinco, Vincent Ancelin, Cyril Lagneau and Nathalie Ségura, to name just a few.
Manu’s signature is creativity and an inimitable style that he distils into his photos and that makes them recognisable anywhere.
A style which, according to the man himself, is not about to be replaced by AI.
During this conversation, we did much more than talk about photos: in a way, we retraced the history of mountain biking.
In this rather special episode, expect to discover:
– The sometimes incredible stories behind each of Manu’s most famous photos
– How he went from swimsuit beach photography to freeride mountain bike images
– His view on the photographer’s profession today, especially with the arrival of AI
– His sometimes futile quest for the perfect image
– The encounters that shaped his life
– His advice for photographers who want to grow their business
– And much more
So that you can also enjoy this episode and not miss a single shot, even in audio, Manu and I have prepared a slideshow — the link is in the description — with all the photos we talk about.
Finally, note that the video version is also available on Spotify.
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The link to the episode’s photo gallery.
http://www.manumolle.com/folio/213/en-roue-libre.html
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